Peru
A remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers encroaching on their land in Peru
Two loggers have been killed by the reclusive Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru's Amazon. The loggers encroached on their land, according to local rights groups, in the latest event of rising tensions between the two sides and mounting pressu
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two loggers have been killed by bow and arrow after allegedly encroaching the land of the uncontacted Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru’s Amazon, according to a rights group.
The group, known as FENAMAD, defends the ri... [3165 chars]